Biafra 1969: Air letter form sent from Mbutu Ngwa to Margate,
England, letter internally dated 11 October 1969, with a Aba
postmark dated
Biafra 1969: Air letter form sent from Mbutu Ngwa to Margate,
England, letter internally dated 11 October 1969, with a Aba
postmark dated 17 November 1969 alongside a "LIBREVILLE GABON"
double circle datestamp in black dated 10 January 1970. To the
reverse a violet oval cachet "S.S. PETER & PAUL PARISH / MBUTU
NGWA". Rare use of the Biafra aerogramme as intended. The only
recorded example. Note: According to Dudley Prestedge the Biafra
aerogrammes were sold over the Post Office counters for 2 s. 6 d.
and after completion the aerogramme were handed back at the counter
unsealed to facilitate censorship, after which they were despatched
via the official route, which was via Libreville in Gabon.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck,
pg.298 & illustrated pg. 299
